GSSC Seminar Series: Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge Systems as a Resilience Mechanism against Climate Change – An Interdisciplinary Perspective from the South
GSSC Seminar Series: Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge Systems as a Resilience Mechanism against Climate Change – An Interdisciplinary Perspective from the South Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge Systems as a Resilience Mechanism against Climate Change: An Interdisciplinary Perspective from the South Adam Kyomuhendo (University of Cologne) The lecture proposes to examine the pivotal role of Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge systems as a resilience […]
José Augusto Pádua Joins Seminar on “Regionalizing the Anthropocene: An Interdisciplinary Conversation between the Global South and North” at University of Bielefeld
José Augusto Pádua Joins Seminar on “Regionalizing the Anthropocene: An Interdisciplinary Conversation between the Global South and North” at University of Bielefeld “Sharing a Planet in Peril” (SAPP) member José Augusto Pádua from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro will join a seminar on “Regionalizing the Anthropocene: An Interdisciplinary Conversation between the Global South […]
DFG Approves New Project on Rangeland Degradation in Namibia
DFG Approves New Project on Rangeland Degradation in Namibia The German Research Foundation DFG recently approved a three-year project proposal by Global South Studies Center (GSSC) researcher Diego Menestrey Schwieger. The project will investigate rangeland degradation in Namibia, specifically “bush encroachment”, a phenomenon in which palatable grasses and shrubs are replaced by encroaching woody species […]
Vacancy: Postdoctoral Researcher in VolkswagenStiftung Project “Medium-Scale Farmers in Rural Africa: Transformations in Belonging, Property, Kinship and Power”
Vacancy: Postdoctoral Researcher in VolkswagenStiftung Project “Medium-Scale Farmers in Rural Africa: Transformations in Belonging, Property, Kinship and Power” The project “Medium-Scale Farmers in Rural Africa: Transformations in Belonging, Property, Kinship and Power” was recently approved for funding by VolkswagenStiftung. The project will investigate the agency of medium scale farmers, their strategies for accumulation, and their […]
DAAD-Project “DiaMiGo II – Dialogue on Migration Governance in the Euro-Mediterranean Region – 2025-2026” Between University of Cologne and American University in Cairo Approved for Funding
DAAD-Project “DiaMiGo II – Dialogue on Migration Governance in the Euro-Mediterranean Region – 2025-2026” Between University of Cologne and American University in Cairo Approved for Funding Coordinated by Prof. Gerda Heck (Center for Migration and Refugees Studies at the American Univeristy in Cairo (AUC) and Dr. Karim Zafer from the Global Responsibility Unit of the […]
Project on “Medium-Scale Farmers in Rural Africa: Transformations in Belonging, Property, Kinship and Power“ Approved for Funding by Volkswagen Foundation
Project on “Medium-Scale Farmers in Rural Africa: Transformations in Belonging, Property, Kinship and Power“ Approved for Funding By Volkswagen Foundation The project proposal “Medium-Scale Farmers in Rural Africa: Transformations in Belonging, Property, Kinship and Power“ will be funded by Volkswagen Fundation in the funding line “Perspectives on Wealth: Repercussions of Wealth.“ The project will feature […]
Talk: Minor Epic: Reflections on Displacement, World-Making, and the Possibility of a Different Anthropoetry (Stuart McLean, University of Minnesota)
Talk: Minor Epic: Reflections on Displacement, World-Making, and the Possibility of a Different Anthropoetry (Stuart McLean, University of Minnesota) November 28, 2024 | 16.00 | GSSC (Classen-Kappelmann-Str. 24, 3rd floor, 50931 Cologne ) Anthropologists who have turned to poetry have often claimed to do so as a means of accessing emotional registers of which conventional academic […]
MESH Hybrid Public Roundtable Discussion | A Covenant for the Earth: An Introduction to Islam and Ecology
MESH Hybrid Public Roundtable Discussion | A Covenant for the Earth: An Introduction to Islam and Ecology December 03, 2024 | 6.00 – 8.00 pm International House – Kringsweg 6, 50931 Cologne Click here for registration & Zoom link. Co-hosted by the Cologne International Forum and the University of Cologne’s research hub for Multidisciplinary Environmental […]
Nsah Mala Named Chairperson of Newly Created Mbessa Kingdom Indigenous Commission for Future Generations and Sustainability in Cameroon and Africa
Nsah Mala Named Chairperson of Newly Created Mbessa Kingdom Indigenous Commission for Future Generations and Sustainability in Cameroon and Africa The Mbessa Commission for Future Generations and Sustainability has been created, thus becoming the first indigenous initiative in Cameroon aimed at driving the implementation of the outcomes of the United Nations Summit of the Future. […]
Luregn Lenggenhager Awarded SNSF Starting Grant: Curated Escapes and Derelict Landscapes in Times of Climate Change
Luregn Lenggenhager Awarded SNSF Starting Grant: Curated Escapes and Derelict Landscapes in Times of Climate Change The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) funds excellent research at universities and other institutions – from chemistry to medicine to sociology. Researcher Luregn Lenggenhager currently resides at the Global South Studies Center (GSSC) with a Marie Skodolowskaja project that compares […]
